Who knew that we would both send each other gifts... her living in NC and me in MD, although, finally after all of these years, I am moving back home to VA..... R is fabulous... studying to be a Hospice nurse and me well I'm a social worker clinical... We both sent things to each other and were delivered this afternoon... had no clue we were doing that.... amazing.... I have been through some major ups and downs but wow I'm happy :) I can't wait to move back home and simplify my life, no need to be a big director anymore, so full of stress, on call 24/7, working 60 plus hours and for what? For people to turn on you? While I was out sick for a month with 2 pulmonary embolisms and then I had surgery, plans were already being made..... my immune system could not get better, i have had meningitis, bronchitis and pneumonia... lungs are a wreck but I have HOPE that it is going to get so much better once I'm gone from MD and the stress...And R, wow, well she just is a breath of sunshine, the sweetest thing ever, hoping maybe she can move with me in May, and that gives me time to get things settled.... My dog of 15 years died, had to put her down last May, I had no intention of getting a new dog but alas, I fell in love with Ben (a Scottish terrier/daschund) and my beautiful Isa (3 legged kitty) is still trucking along at 14 years, even with diabetes.  Today was a hard day, my longest closest friend, Jackie, her sweet soul and angel mom died....planning to go home for that....God answers all our prayers when we need it even when we have no clue what is going on.. I am a believer! Okay, well that is good for tonight... hope to reconnect with a bunch of you from before and meet some wonderful new friends :)